Thursday, January 24, 2019

Signs Of Improved Momentum At Fifth Third Are Welcome

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third (FITB) has never really been my favorite regional bank. With a performance that matches the trailing 12-month performance for the regional indices, beats slightly on a two-year comp and trails modestly on a five-year comp, I can’t say that I regret that position all that much. In fairness to this bank, though, performance has been improving recently, and if management can skillfully reposition the bank for this next phase of the cycle and successfully integrate MB Financial (MBFI), there’s enough upside here to at least consider the name.

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Signs Of Improved Momentum At Fifth Third Are Welcome

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